Russia Unleashes Carpet Bombing of Ukrainian Positions Using New Drones
Russian forces have started carpet bombing Ukrainian positions with the help of “Inferno” special drone bombers in a number of areas of the special military operation, the developer Rustehnodron told Sputnik.
"The Inferno drone is equipped with nine slots for dropping grenades. In the course of a combat mission, it flies over the Ukrainian trenches, opens bomb hatches and drops grenades in a series of three. It turns out to be analogous to carpet bombing in aviation. As a result, the enemy personnel gets casualties, killed and wounded. Also, the drone can effectively bomb lightly armored vehicles," a company representative said.
The Inferno carries a four-kilogram payload, which can include VOG-17 grenades, GP-25 grenades, and specially manufactured factory ammunition for dropping with fragmentation and shaped charges. The UAV has a range of five kilometers.
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Oil, power and conflict: strategic hotspots across the Middle East
The Middle East has long been a focal point of global attention, marred by persistent conflicts and complex dynamics. At the heart of the turmoil is the strategic significance of the region, rooted in its vast oil reserves over which world powers vie for influence and control.
A critical flashpoint in a region ablaze once again is the protracted conflict in the Gaza Strip, which has now passed the 100-day mark.
With new flashpoints appearing here and there in the Middle East the possibility of a major conflict in the region seems increasingly alarming.
Explore Sputnik's infographic showing current Middle East hotspots.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is reported to have said at a press conference at the Elysee Palace that Ukraine “ will be supplied with about 40 long-range Scalp missiles and several hundred bombs in the coming weeks”
Slavyangrad
Footage of Iran's strike on the terrorist group Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group in the border areas of Pakistan's Baluchistan.
#Source
(https://t.me/geromanat/17879)
⚡️Advisor to the President of the Central African Republic: the country is ready to receive a Russian military base.
The Central African Republic is asking Russia to build a military base on the territory of the country and has already allocated a special plot of land for this purpose. This statement was made by Mr. Fidèle Ngouandika, Advisor to the President of the Central African Republic (CAR), in a conversation with the African Initiative:
"We’d like the Russian Federation to build its military base in CAR, the government has already provided a plot in Beringo, 80 kilometers from [the capital] Bangui, where there is an international airport."
🏗 The adviser specified that the plot of land the country provided to Russia for the military base has barracks, and once the infrastructure is prepared, it’ll be able to accommodate 10,000 Russian troops.
Mr. Ngouandika sees the role of the Russian military as "to teach our soldiers to be disciplined, to respect human rights, to teach our soldiers to protect the territory, because the Russian Federation is the leading nuclear military power in the world". Mr. Fidel Ngowandika is convinced that there is "no country in the world that can dominate Russia militarily".
🇷🇺 "We are 1000% committed to Russia and we believe that the Russian Federation should stay with us. If Russia leaves us today, we will be eaten by the Westerners who have been with us since independence and who have done nothing for our country," concluded the advisor to the CAR president, recalling that in 2014 a MINUSMA military peacekeeping contingent of 12,000 military and other specialists was sent to the country by UN decision:
"They did nothing, they did not bring peace, and thanks to Russia we have peace. We hope that the example set here in Central Africa will be followed by all the countries of the continent so that Africa will be strong and militarily independent".
Earlier, the CAR ambassador to Russia made a similar statement about the possibility of hosting a Russian military base.
Slavyangrad
We are expecting a new large drone bomber. The characteristics are still unknown, but it will probably be able to drop different types of ammunition, including quite large ones.
Sofa General Staff (https://t.me/jnb_news/42077?single)
Donald Trump has said he will work with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who earlier announced his withdrawal from the US presidential race
He's a fantastic guy, very smart. He has terrific ideas and he's young, he has a bright future. He's going to work with us
- Trump said, speaking to supporters in the state of New Hampshire, where the first primaries for Republican presidential contenders will be held on January 23, 2024.
Vivek Ramaswamy himself also spoke at the meeting. He called for voting for a "worthy commander-in-chief" and not someone like Nikki Haley with her billion-dollar spending on Ukraine.
@Slavyangrad
The Economist writes a wonderful thing about working with АFU personnel:
> "Shouldn't he try ketamine? Kholodilo decided to try it and the results were astonishing. After one session, his stuttering practically disappeared, five more and he was almost back to normal. Gone were the withdrawal, nightmares and fears of everyday life. "I was back to what you could call life ... I felt lightness, just bliss.""
> > Dr. Matrenicki says about a third of his ketamine patients have "extremely good" results and another third have "fairly good" results.
He blames stigma and the "Soviet" approach to military medicine for slowing access to ketamine therapy and is lobbying to make it more widespread.
> Another goal is to expand treatment beyond ketamine to include illicit substances such as mdma and psilocybin (the active molecule in "magic mushrooms").
> Kholodilo argues that Ukraine should use psychedelics to improve combat effectiveness.
He sees two uses: the first he calls "decompression" to prevent fighters on the front lines from developing depression; the second is a ritual to prepare soldiers for possible death.
Who said "drugged zombies being trained as kamikazes"? You heard me.
Until the last khokla, and if he does any harm to Russia at the last, the customer will check the box. That's the whole policy of Ukraine now.
@Slavyangrad
UAV ZALA Z-16 Dec 2023. NWO zone
UAV operators conduct a significant part of recon, fire adjustments and objective control of the use of weapons using thermal imaging target loads, which are quickly and easily installed by the operator independently as needed
In the last month of the past year, the Z-16 UAV was actively used in counter-battery warfare in conjunction with artillery and as a means of recon and objective control for FPV drones of the Russian Forces.
For the 1st, an episode of reconnaissance using the ZALA UAV of a position and the destruction of an enemy M142 MLRS "HIMARS" by Russian artillery was publicly recorded
Use of ZALA Z-16 in anti-drone activities were publicly registered - against the UAF Baba Yaga. Thanks to high-quality thermal imaging, the take-off and landing points of enemy drones are calculated, which are quickly targeted with artillery - UAV operators, equipment and temporary deployment points for manpower are destroyed.
#Source
(https://t.me/uav_tech/24738)
Is the US and UK trying to punish civilians knowing airstrikes will not be effective against a country the US/UK/KSA/UAE bombed over 25,000+ times?
Aid agencies have begun suspending vital operations in Yemen after the recent US and UK strikes on Houthi targets, amid warnings that further military intervention risks deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
A coalition of 23 aid organisations operating within the Gulf state issued a joint statement on Tuesday, warning that military escalation will further compromise their ability to deliver critical services while worsening living conditions for millions of people in Yemen.
This would not be the first time the US used famine as a weapon, Albright can testify to that fact in Iraq.
#Source (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/16/usuk-airstrikes-force-aid-agencies-to-suspend-operations-in-yemen#:~:text=Aid%20agencies%20have%20begun%20suspending,the%20world's%20worst%20humanitarian%20crises)
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian army is advancing near Artyomovsk, Maryinka, Avdeevka, Liman and Verbovoye
Summary for the morning of January 17 based on data from the field and various sources.
In the Avdeevsky direction, active military operations continue in Stepovoye, south and southwest of the treatment facilities, and in the Ivushka 2 station. “On the northern flank, the Russians have advanced in the northern part of Pervomaisky,” Ukrainian military analysts admit.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the landing forces attacked west of Verbovoye, and the forces of the Southern Military District - in the Rabotino area, gradually squeezing out the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Maryinka direction, the 150th and 20th divisions of the Southern Military District, as well as the forces of the Eastern Military District, with the support of aviation, continued the offensive. “At Novomikhailovka, the Russians advanced south of the village,” admit the enemy’s resources.
The morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian Armed Forces carried out 16 attacks, trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses at Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Maryinka, and Novomikhailovka.
In the Artyomovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking the areas of Bogdanovka, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Andreevka. After serious progress over the past 1.5 months, progress here has now slowed down. But the latest “successes of Russian troops pose a great threat,” write enemy resources.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 6 attacks in the areas of Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Andreevka.
In the Kupyansk-Limansky direction, “the long and difficult battle for Sinkovka continues. The Russians have new tactical successes, having advanced north of the village.”
There are also active hostilities in the Serebryansky Forest
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the Russian Armed Forces carried out 24 attacks: 9 in the areas of Ternov, Yampolevka, Torskoye, and another 15 attacks near Makeevka, Belogorovka, north of Grigorovka, and Veseloye.
In the Seversky direction northeast and east of Belogorovka (LPR), Russian troops are attacking to improve the tactical situation in the direction of the village, there is progress.
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺🇺🇦Russian Ministry of Defense:
On January 17, at about 02.40 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using Alder multiple launch rocket system missiles and aircraft-type UAVs on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Duty air defense systems destroyed seven missiles and four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Belgorod region.
@Slavyangrad
The European Parliament called for the return of escaped draft dodgers to Ukraine
“Zelensky said that people are needed, but in Europe, there are about 800,000 people who violated the law of Ukraine and fled the country. It is necessary to help Ukraine return these people,” said the member of the European Parliament.
Ukrainians in Europe have become tense. Earlier, the Ukrainian Consulate in London called on conscripts to register for military service, otherwise they would be deported.
@Slavyangrad
Zelensky demands EU troops for Ukraine
The president doesn’t have enough weapons and money from the West; now he needs an army.
“Putin embodies war and will not allow peace to happen,” Zelensky began begging.
Only he did not add that Russia does not refuse negotiations, but on its own terms. The Kiev leader wants to continue fighting.
@Slavyangrad
British mercenary Aiden Eslin, sentenced to death in the DPR and then released in an exchange, returned to the Northwestern SMO zone
While in captivity, the British mercenary asked for forgiveness from the people of Donbass and Russia for serving in the Ukrainian troops. but life seems to teach him nothing.
Now he is in the Avdeevsky direction, which is confirmed by the latest video he posted on the Internet.
Eslin claims that he is there now simply to carry out humanitarian work.
@Slavyangrad
Avdeevskoe direction.
Our army has been carrying out intensive strikes along the entire line of contact since early morning. Heavy types of weapons are working: MLRS (various modifications), heavy artillery, and the Aerospace Forces have already sent a batch of UFAB-500 several times.
The assault groups resumed intense attacks after regrouping. Attacks are taking place on both the southern and northern flanks.
@Slavyangrad
An air raid alert has been declared throughout the entire territory of the Ukraine.
- the enemy reports our MIG - 31 K in the sky
@Slavyangrad
Destruction of the American International MaxxPro armored vehicle with the M58 MICLIC remote mine clearance system in the Kherson direction.
Note: In the trailer there is line charge which is 350 feet (107 meters) long and contains 5 pounds (2.27 kg) per linear foot of C-4 explosive.
#Source
(https://t.me/intelslava/54759)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (17 January 2024)
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled an attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade near Terni (Kharkov).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 servicemen, two APCs, and three motor vehicles.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled three attacks launched by assault detachments of the 5th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, and 63rd Mechanised Brigade near Yampolovka (DPR) and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).
Enemy manpower was struck near Grigorovka (DPR) and Serebryansky forestry.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 210 servicemen, one tank, two AFVs, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery repelled six attacks launched by units of the AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade, 22nd and 24th mechanised brigades near Belogorovka, Krasnoye, and Bogdanovka (DPR).
In addition, manpower and hardware of the AFU 22nd, 28th, and 42nd mechanised brigades was struck near Kleschcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, and Andreyevka (DPR).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 servicemen, one tank, two IFVs, five AFVs, 12 motor vehicles, two D-30 howitzers, and one Pion self-propelled artillery piece.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on units of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novomikhailovka, Paraskoviyevka (DPR) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 servicemen, two motor vehicles, one D-20 howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by artillery and aviation inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 82th Air Assault Brigade, and 15th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade near Verbovoye, Kamenskoye, Rabotino, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 25 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
▫️In Kherson direction, as a result of strikes of the 35th and 37th marines brigades near Tyaginka and Ivanovka (Kherson), the AFU losses amounted to up to 25 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
Missile Troops and Artillery, and UAVs of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out one POL base for AFU hardware, three ammunition depots of the AFU 23rd Mechanised Brigade, P-18 and Nebo-SV radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets, one temporary deployment area of foreign mercenaries, 103 artillery units in firing positions, as well as engaged manpower and military hardware in 119 areas.
Air defence units intercepted 11 Olkha and Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles over the past 24 hours. Moreover, 21 UAVs were shot down near Zolotaryovka, Belogorovka (LPR), Novonikolayevka, Gorlovka, and Peski (DPR).
@Slavyangrad
Creamy Caprice (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/4061?single):
01/17/24 Map - SMO Zone - Reports
Updates on the map of the War for the Partition of Ukraine in connection with the events of January 09-16, 2024:
- new positions of the RF Armed Forces have been determined in the Kremen forests south of the power line with an advance in the southern direction up to 700m, a slight clarification of the position on the Torsky ledge
- in the Soledarsko-Seversky section, control of the RF Armed Forces of a strong point along the railway in the direction of Vyemka was confirmed
- in the northern coverage of Avdeevka, the RF Armed Forces managed to take positions in the central part of Petrovsky
- in the southern coverage of Avdeevka in Pervomaisky, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone in the eastern part of the village
- in the Maryinsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces were able to gain a foothold in the eastern part of Georgievka with advancement to the center of the village
- in the Novomikhailovka area, a zone of control of the RF Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka itself was determined and new positions of the RF Armed Forces were identified south of the settlement.
The United States is evacuating its Hemo military base in northeastern Syria after attacks by Iraqi resistance forces, the Iranian Tasnim agency reports.
It clarifies that Hemo is considered one of the most important American bases in Syria, with at least 350 US military personnel on its staff.
Last week, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on Shiite "resistance fronts" in various Arab countries to "strike the enemy."
https://t.me/rian_ru/227995
Russian missile attack on Ukraine (01/17/24)
Last night, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched another significant strike on the Ukraine using Geranium UAVs. Targets in the Odessa region were primarily affected.
At the same time, Iskander ballistic missiles were launched on the Kharkov region, including front-line Volchansk.
In addition, Kh-59 missiles struck a facility in the Kirovograd region.
For the most part, locations where Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel were deployed were struck.
YURI PODOLYAKA
💥 Palestinian forces hit Isreali tank in East Bureij, Gaza Strip.
Analyst Intel
⚡️ A HIMARS/M270 miss hitting a Russian 9K33 Osa by few meters, but it got damaged in kherson direction.
📍46.532509,32.955767
Analyst Intel
🏹 Russian hunter "mercy kill" an injured Ukrainian soldier.
Cyberspec News
🏹 Sparta hunters work on Ukrainian infantry.
Cyberspec News
🪖 Russian forces found a frozen Ukrainian body after capturing a Ukrainian position.
Cyberspec News
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5702)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Special Operation, 16 Jan 2024, Main; pub. 19:01⚡️
▪️ The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported that on Tuesday night air defence forces destroyed 5 and intercepted 3 Ukrainian drones over the territory of the #Voronezh region;
▪️ After the drone attack, a state of emergency was introduced in #Voronezh, the mayor of the city Kstenin said;
▪️ According to the regional governor Gusev, as a result of the drone fall, 35 apartments in 3 high-rise buildings were damaged and a 10-year-old girl was injured;
▪️ Russian troops repelled AFU 15 attacks in different directions during the day. Ukrainian troop losses amounted to up to 990 militants and 4 tanks, including 2 Leopard 2s, MoD said;
▪️ Fighters of the West group captured Ukrainian soldiers during the assault on their positions in the #Kupyansk direction, MoD said;
▪️ The Rada of #Ukraine approved the creation of a unified register of those liable for military service; the data of citizens aged 17 to 60 years will be entered there.
t.me/sitreports /@rian_ru (https://t.me/rian_ru/227983)/#new/
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5704)🇮🇱🇵🇸⚔️ Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 16 January 2024⚡️
🔹In the north of the #Gaza Strip, clashes between Hamas militants and Israeli troops have become more frequent. The Arab media present what is happening as a renewed offensive by the IDF in several districts of the enclave's capital, but these statements do not yet correspond to the real state of affairs.
🔹In the area of the isthmus between the northern and southern parts of the enclave, the Israelis began encircling Al-Maghazi, where the fighting gradually shifted to the southwestern outskirts. Meanwhile, in Khan Yunis, Israeli units continue to clear the areas of Jurat al-Lot and Botn al-Samin.
🔹On the #Gaza Strip bordering settlements, after a long break, Palestinian forces launched rockets. Most of the ammunition was intercepted by air defences, but several hits were recorded in Netivot and nearby Kibbutzim.
🔹On the northern border of #Israel, in addition to the regular exchange of blows, a remarkable event occurred. The Israeli command reported a successful operation to clear mines in #Lebanon. Hezbollah, as expected, denied the Israeli statement.
🔹In the Middle East, last night IRGC forces launched missiles at Erbil in Iraqi #Kurdistan, as well as at targets of pro-Turkish terrorist groups in #Syria. Nevertheless, one should not expect a sharp escalation from what happened. The parties are simply maintaining the necessary degree of conflict.
🧾 Read More on our 👉 🇷🇺 Website (https://rybar.ru/chto-proishodit-v-palestine-i-izraile-hronika-za-16-yanvarya/)
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📜 RYBAR (https://t.me/rybar/56036); 16 Jan 2024, 21:26
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5705)🇺🇸🇬🇧🇾🇪 Escalation of the Conflict in the Red Sea - Chronicle of Events for 16 January 2024⚡️
🔹In the Red Sea region, the Yemeni Houthis continue to be active. Two civilian ships were attacked by Ansarallah, one of which was the bulk carrier Zografia. As a result of being hit by an antiship missile, he received minor damage and was able to continue moving along the route.
🔹In turn, the #US command reported on the destruction of storage sites for Houthi anti-ship missiles in Al-Beida province, which were planned to be used in new attacks on American ships in the Red Sea.
🔹In the meantime, the fate of the two missing American SEALs has become a little clearer (https://t.me/rybar/55945). It turned out that both fell into the water during an inspection of a smugglers' ship. When one of them was washed away by a powerful wave, the other tried to save him. The search for them has been continued for four days.
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📜 RYBAR (https://t.me/rybar/56041); 17 Jan 2024, 00:18
⚡️ (https://t.me/readovkanews/72528)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ War Map and the Situation on the Fronts for the Evening of 16 January 2024; pub. 00:28⚡️
🚀 The AFU staged a Drone Raid on the border regions of the Russian Federation. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced (https://t.me/readovkanews/72470) about four intercepted drones in the #Belgorod region, as well as three intercepted and five destroyed in the #Voronezh region. Fragments of one of the UAVs have hit (https://t.me/readovkanews/72464) an apartment in a high-rise building, as a result (https://t.me/readovkanews/72467) of which a 10-year-old girl was injured. The #Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant, located 45 kilometers from Voronezh, is operating (https://t.me/readovkanews/72476) as usual.
⚔️ Situation on the Fronts over the past Day
🔹#Svatovo - #Kremennaya Direction:
▪️ In the #Kupyansky sector, there are battles east of #Petropavlovka.
▪️ Our fighters advanced near #Makeyevka.
▪️ In addition, the Russian army is trying to advance at #Belogorovka.
🔹#Bakhmut (#Artyomovsk) Direction:
▪️ The Russian Army advanced in the areas of #Bogdanovka and #Krasnoye. Fighting continues near #Kleshcheyevka.
🔹#Donetsk Direction:
▪️ In the #Avdeyevka sector, there are oncoming battles near #Stepovoye. The Russian army is gradually moving into the private sector east of the Coke Plant.
▪️ In the #Maryinka sector, our fighters successfully attacked in #Georgiyevka.
🔹#Zaporozhye Direction:
▪️ In the #Orekhov sector, our fighters counterattacked from #Novoprokopovka and near #Verbovoye.
▪️ On the #Vremyevka ledge, there is an advance to the west of #Staromikhaylovka.
🔎 Map in Good Resolution (https://cdn.readovka.ru/c/maps/24/1/16.jpg)
readovkanews
📋 (http://t.me/two_majors)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Two Majors #Report for the Morning of 17 January 2024; pub. 06:57📍 (https://t.me/dva_majors/32911)
🎯 At night, missile strikes were carried out on targets in #Kharkov, Geranium UAVs operated in the #Odessa region, and the operation of air defence systems was reported from the #Nikolayev, #Odessa, and #Zaporozhye regions.
▪️ From the #Kherson direction, information is coming about the work of our landing groups on the islands in the #Dnieper river. Combat work is complicated by the lack of vegetation and constant surveillance of the terrain by the enemy and its corresponding fire impact. In the #Krynki region, the destruction of enemy personnel in the village and during crossings became routine work. They report a reduction in the enemy's control zone in the village. Enemy prisoners confirm the torture of personnel by the AFU commanders for refusing to move to our shores. The composition of enemy landing groups is often appointed from the “at fault” Ukrainian military.
▪️ On the #Zaporozhye front, the work of drones was difficult due to rain and wind, both sides conducted artillery shelling. Our aviation operated FAB-500 with UMPC against AFU concentrations near #Orekhov.
▪️ South of #Maryinka, the enemy reports that “the RF Armed Forces shifted the direction of the attack, attacking on a broad front south of #Novomikhaylovka in the area of the Solonenka beam towards #Vodyanoye. One of the targets is the #Ugledar - #Konstantinovka road section.” Our units near #Novomikhaylovka report heavy fighting on the front. There is a heavy assault on forest belts, which they are methodically trying to dismantle with artillery. In the direction of #Kurakhovo (west of #Maryinka), fighting is taking place in #Georgiyevka, so far without significant advances.
▪️ In the #Avdeyevka sector, heavy bloody battles are taking place. The RF Armed Forces have the initiative, but the AFU are effectively defending themselves, despite the losses.
▪️ Northwest of #Artyomovsk (#Bakhmut), the RF Armed Forces are attacking at #Bogdanovka, trying to take the hight. There were reports of our troops advancing towards #Grigorovka.
💥 At night, 7 Olkha MLRS missiles and 4 aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed over the #Belgorod region. The shelling of border villages in the region does not stop. In the #Bryansk region, UAVs were destroyed over the Suzemsky and Trubchevsky districts. The village of #Kurkovichi, Starodub municipal district, was shelled. In #Gorlovka (#DPR), a civilian was wounded as a result of enemy shelling.
dva_majors
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5540)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 17 January 2024; pub. 08:00⚡️
🔹In the #Zaporozhye Direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked west of #Rabotino village and from the direction of #Novoprokopovka. ⚠️The AFU held their positions.
🔹On the #Donetsk Front, the Russian forces carried out assaults to the south and east of #Novomikhaylovka. There is ⚠️progress in the latter area. The RF Armed Forces have resumed their powerful offensive on #Avdeyevka. The assault on the fortified area, with the support of long range weapons and armored vehicles, is coming from the industrial zone in the southeast, east of #Kamenka, and northeast near the Coke Plant. In addition, Russian troops are attacking Ukrainian positions in #Stepovoye (⚠️Wargonzo is still wrong with calling it Stepnoye; not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions).
🔹In the #Bakhmut Direction, the RF Armed Forces were conducting offensive operations on the heights northwest of #Kleshcheyevka, from the direction of #Khromovo, and in #Bogdanovka. ⚠️The frontline did not change significantly.
🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, Russian forces ⚠️took new positions east of #Belogorovka. This section became active again. Counter battles in the #Serebryanskoye forest south of #Dibrova. From #Ploschanka, the RF Armed Forces are ⚠️seriously straining Ukrainian units. Their attacks on AFU positions near #Petropavlovka and in #Sinkovka continue. ⚠️No success there.
🗺 Oleg Tsarov (https://t.me/olegtsarov)'s Map Collection added👇
wargonzo
⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/5712)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Situation in the #SouthDonetsk Direction until 15:00 on 17 January 2024⚡️
🔹 Russian troops continue to operate in the triangle #Pobeda - fortified area 'Zverinets' - #Novomikhaylovka.
▪️ In recent days, units of the RF Armed Forces have managed to make some progress in the area, expanding the control zone along the road and south of #Maryinka.
▪️ Currently, the Russian command has concentrated on covering #Novomikhaylovka from the south, where they managed to take positions west of the pumping station. Attacks on supply routes and the transfer of AFU reinforcements to populated areas do not stop.
▪️ The frontline of the RF Armed Forces in the area of #Novomikhaylovka still runs along the southern outskirts of the village. The fighting is going on for the farm, while the industrial zone and the cemetery are under the control of Russian troops.
📌 However, the offensive is complicated by many factors. The activity of enemy FPV drones and artillery strikes make it difficult to supply Russian units in the positions they have taken, especially in open areas. At the same time, mines also pose a problem, further limiting the movement of equipment.
🗺 High Resolution: 🇬🇧🇺🇦 MAP (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/01/17/20240117144649-4f90032f.jpg); 🇷🇺 MAP (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/01/17/20240117144647-89d8eb36.jpg)
📜 RYBAR (https://t.me/rybar/56068); 17 Jan 2024, 15:04
rybar
◾ AFU servicemen who surrendered in Zaporozhye region tell about the in-street mobilisation and situation in Ukrainian units:
- Did many people die during the counterattack?
+ Yes, alot died. People were sent to slaughter, like cannon fodder.
- They take away your phone so you can't call or tell your family where you are. They don't touch those from wealthy families... Many conscripts are already of retirement age and it is physically difficult for them to wear armored equipment, a machine gun.
◾Follow:
t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses
Col. MacGregor
🇾🇪✊COSTS TO CROSS THE RED SEA RISING FAST🇺🇸💰
Premiums for war risk insurance on shipments through the Red Sea are increasing. This comes in response to additional attacks on merchant vessels by Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, coupled with the anticipation that ships with a connection to the UK or U.S. might be targeted, as reported by insurance sources on Tuesday.
War risk premiums have increased to approximately 1% of a ship's value, up from around 0.7% the previous week, even with various discounts applied by underwriters. Projections suggest that rates are likely to continue rising. This escalation translates into significant additional costs, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars for a seven-day voyage.
TheRevolutionReport
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Vyimka
🕰 Date: ~16.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.79136, 38.1663
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian drones attack positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Vyimka.
🖥 id: 16012024.1854
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/4053
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Nevelske
🕰 Date: ~16.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: Position
48.055252, 37.600684
Firing sector
48.057874 37.597111
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian armored personnel carrier attacks positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Nevelske.
🖥 id: 17012024.0644
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/4055
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Klishchiivka
🕰 Date: ~16.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 1:50- 48.548087,37.950255
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian TOS burns out the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Klishchiivka area.
🖥 id: 17012024.0701
✉️source: https://t.me/z4lpr/702
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kalynivka
🕰 Date: ~16.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.6093447, 37.8598305
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian artillery attacks Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Kalynivka.
🖥 id: 17012024.0711
✉️source: https://t.me/RVvoenkor/60422
THE “HUNTER” UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATES IN PAIR WITH THE SU-57 FIGHTER.
This device was shown to us shortly before the SMO, calling it “a prototype of a 6th generation fighter.” This thing can hit both flying and ground targets, and hit enemy radars.
There was information that the “Hunter” was even used in the Northern Military District zone.
Military Summary
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kharkiv
🕰 Date: ~17.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.989600, 36.220900
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Consequences of the Russian strike on Kharkiv.
🖥 id: 17012024.1443
✉️source: https://t.me/milinfolive/114525
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kalynivka
🕰 Date: ~17.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.610150, 37.866100
👩🚀 Squad: #SeverV
📝 Description: Russian artillery destroyed the shelter of Ukrainian Armed Forces drone operators near Kalynivka.
🖥 id: 17012024.1408
✉️source: https://t.me/Sever_Z/2875
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tiahynka
🕰 Date: ~17.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 46.800300, 33.043000
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet destroyed a vehicle with a Ukrainian Armed Forces gun near Tiahynka.
🖥 id: 17012024.1529
✉️source: https://t.me/russian_airborne/3613
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Verbove
🕰 Date: ~17.01.2024
📌 Coordinates: 0:52 - 47.4360811, 35.9286836
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FPV drones destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Verbove.
🖥 id: 17012024.1445
✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/1126
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Russian Army is shifting the direction of the attack, threatening the garrisons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka and Ugledar
▪️During the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, the gray zone southwest of Novomikhailovka has been significantly expanded, Ukrainian military analysts draw on their maps and sound the alarm:
“The Russians shifted their attack from the southern outskirts of Novomikhailovka to Vodyanoye: to worsen the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces both in Novomikhailovka and in Ugledar” (in the event of a significant advance of the Russian Armed Forces, they could cut off the supply routes for the garrisons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces).
“The Russians also started moving towards Konstantinovka - for the same purposes.”
▪️To the north of the village, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing from the previously captured large stronghold “Zverinets”.
#Source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/60483)
Ramzan Kadyrov published the work of the AIDA group of the Chechen special forces “AKHMAT”.
@Slavyangrad
The Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to attack a school and a medical facility in the Kherson region with two Storm Shadow missiles
Enemy targets were shot down in the area of Popovka (Genichesk region). The strike was probably aimed at the Chongarsky bridge, connecting the Crimean peninsula with the Kherson region.
@Slavyangrad
How the situation is changing in the Artyomovsk direction: a breakdown of the Military Chronicle
Perhaps one of the most important events of November-December 2023, which remained virtually unnoticed, was the final failure of the AFU's offensive attempts on the flanks of Artyomovsk.
It should be recalled that in March-April 2023 the city was declared "strategically unimportant" by the AFU command, but already in the summer the AFU threw large forces into the offensive in the Artyomovsk area. The offensive operations continued until the end of November, but resulted in only a slight advance of the AFU at the cost of huge losses. By now, the Ukrainian forces have lost most of the positions captured earlier, and the front line is gradually approaching the town of Chasov Yar. Fighting is taking place in Bogdanovka, Krasny, Khromovo and in the eastern part of Chasov Yar. During the battle for Artyomovsk, the town was, in fact, turned by the AFU into a fortified base and a transportation and logistics hub from which the entire Ukrainian grouping in this direction was supplied.
What has changed?
The data (https://t.me/fotovvideo/883) available to Military Chronicle allows us to make a number of assertions.
The roads from Chasov Yar to the line of contact are under the fire control of the Russian Armed Forces. The movements and positions of the AFU are subjected to regular shelling.
Active use of Russian Grad MLRS, Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems, barrel artillery and Lancet attack drones has been recorded. The town of Chasov Yar itself is within the range of the Russian Armed Forces' barrel artillery. In recent weeks, repeated shelling of targets in and around the town itself has been recorded. In fact, today Chasov Yar is a frontline town, so it is increasingly difficult for the Ukrainian forces to rely on it as a supply base.
An interesting episode was also recorded north of Chasov Yar. Russian UAV operators traced the movements of an AFU drone, which is called "Baba Yaga", to the location of the operators and uncovered the concentration of Ukrainian troops. After the detection, an artillery strike was launched on the Ukrainian troops' location.
What's the bottom line?
UAVs of the RF Armed Forces are active in the area of Chasov Yar and even over the city itself. It can be said that in this area, as in Zaporozhye, Maryinka, Tyaginka, Krynki and some other parts of the front, the AFU suffers from one problem - insufficient means of detecting and countering UAVs.
In particular, in the case of the Baba Yaga episode, the Russian Armed Forces UAV operators observed the AFU drone before it landed. The Russian drone was not detected and no countermeasures were applied to it. It should be noted that both reconnaissance and objective control are conducted by drones with thermal imaging cameras.
In turn, the activity of Russian artillery indicates that the AFU has insufficient reconnaissance means even in the tactical zone at a depth of up to 5 kilometers.
Ukrainian troops are generally not conducting offensive actions, occupying static positions and gradually moving to defense. This is due to the onset of cold weather and, consequently, the complication of supply; the general exhaustion of the formations that took part in offensive actions in 2023, as well as the reduction in the supply of Western weapons.
This situation allows the Russian Armed Forces, while maintaining pressure, to use the advantage in firepower and gradually create prerequisites for breaking through the defenses and further advancing deep into Chasov Yar.
Source (https://t.me/c/1595839251/3146)
Marines of the 810th Guards Marine Infantry Brigade (2nd company)) have planted the Russian Army’s flag in the center of Krynki.
The Brigade is now advancing on the northern position of the remaining Ukrainian troops in the Krynki bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnepr river.
@Slavyangrad
Scheduled:
In tonight's episode, Douglas Macgregor engages in a conversation with none other than Judge Napolitano. Judge Napolitano is a former New Jersey Superior Court judge, renowned legal analyst with 24 years of experience at Fox News, a best-selling author with nine books on legal and political subjects to his name, and the host of the widely acclaimed #JudgingFreedom podcast.
War Reports - 2024-01-19 (Breaking News)
Europe must prepare for World War 3 as Putin "ready to launch attack" Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who commanded the U.S. Army in Europe between 2014 and 2018, warned NATO should stand prepared and united. Failing to do so, would only invite Moscow to launch an attack, which may possibly lead to World War III. (
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